Sailing With My Son & “Murphy’s Law”

I finally had Risqué back and I couldn’t wait to sail her and see how I did with the lazy jacks and everything else installed. I set out with my son Logan and began the process of getting my main sail raised up the mast. Almost immediately it began to go sideways. Not only was it incredible difficult to use the main halyard but right about the same time my $1200 drone lost connection and decided to fly back to where it took off from, which was the dock.
If it can go wrong it will. Murphys Law was whooping my ass and testing my patience.
I was about to lose my cool entirely and I saw the look on my sons face and knew I would lose him as a sailing partner forever if I didn’t handle this right…
For the first time since I had been back home, and after 1500 hours of therapy at the VA ….
I DECIDED not to blow a gasket. I actually managed to use the “tools” my therapist gave me to remain calm. I’m also happy to say that I got this pivotal moment in my life on film and as embarrassing as this is I’m still proud to post it.
PTSD is NO joke. It ruins a lot in my life. It ruins even more in my families lives.
by some miracle the drone actually landed on the dock and not the water next to it. A lucky break.
I change plans and decide not to think about what could be wrong with the rigging yet. To save that anxiety and that troubleshooting for another day and instead spend the time with my son.
He likes stories about me from before he was born so I tell him about what life was like for me as a young marine.
We end the day with a quick dip to cool off.
It may not be much to look at but this moment was the beginning of the end of me losing the war with my temper.
-CHAPTERS-
00:00 - Introduction
00:08 - Winter VS Summer Sailing On The Lake
02:00 - Shoving Off
03:35 - Meeting Murphy
08:27 - My Battle With My Temper
11:15 - A Small Miracle
12:26 - New Plan
14:00 - Trying To Entertain My Son
20:55 - Cooking Him Some Steak
23:20 - Thanks For Subscribing
KEYWORDS
#sailing #Coronado25 #sailboat #fatherlove #veteran #marine #ptsd

[@ocxb]

Despite Murphy hitching a ride it turned out to be a great experience

[@RameyFamily]

It did. I just had to let go of the project and focus on my son